Paralegal Certificate

In Ontario, paralegals are licensed and regulated by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO). A licensed paralegal can provide specific legal services and represent clients in certain courts (including provincial offence court, summary conviction criminal court, small claims court and administrative tribunals). In addition to working independently in the areas of law permitted for paralegals, many licensed paralegals also work under the supervision of lawyers in other areas. Our Paralegal Certificate provides you with the education you need to become a paralegal.

Note(s)

This Paralegal Certificate is accredited by the LSO. (You must apply to the LSO's Paralegal Licensing Process and receive a licence before you can start practicing as a paralegal. Review the 2018-19 Paralegal Licensing Process application instructions for detailed information about this two-part process.) If you have a diploma or degree, you may be eligible for course exemptions (though you can only receive exemptions for a maximum of 40% of the certificate's total courses). For more information, contact the Continuing Education Legal department co-ordinator (contact details can be found under Have Questions below).

Completion Details

You must complete all the modules in the order show below and complete the courses within each module in the same term. Once you begin this certificate, you must continue until you have completed all the course requirements (and cannot, for example, stop taking courses for one term and then return to classes in the following term). That means that you must complete the course requirements within a maximum of eight consecutive terms.